Glider

N8396

2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
8378
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Baltimore, MD
Registration record

N8396 on the FAA register

Type
2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18
Serial
8378
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Baltimore, MD
Certificate issued
2001-09-05
Airworthiness date
2001-08-12
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AB7CF3
Mode S (octal)
52676363
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-09-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N8396 to the current registrant.
  • 2001-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1975-04-25
    N8396 previously assigned to a Snias SE 3160 (s/n 1868); cancelled.
  • 1940-10-05
    N8396 previously assigned to a Curtiss Wright Robin (s/n 269); cancelled.
Overview

About N8396

N8396 is a 2001 Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18, serial number 8378. It is registered to an individual in Baltimore, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 5, 2001 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 12, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8396.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8396.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.